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Wow, what a day!!
We would like to thank all that attended today.
A special thank you to Kinfolk Riding Club for making
this day a success!!!
See everyone next year!
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My name is Kerry Hogland, and this is my website. My husband built this site for me to help promote an event that I along with many family members of mine host- Journey of Hope Ride. The event is a motorcycle dice run (like a poker run), but dice are rolled at each pit-stop during the 76 mile long cruise. This is an annual event that takes place in August in Corning, Arkansas. The first annual Journey of Hope Ride was held in 2007 with 38 registered riders/passengers. In 2008, we had 79 registered riders/passengers. Yes we more than doubled, and we are very happy. We hope that trend continues.
About the ride:
The Journey of Hope Ride is a motorcycle dice run starting at MB Ainley Community Center in Corning, Arkansas. A dice run is similar to a poker run, only participants roll dice, instead of drawing cards, and prizes are awarded based on the total of all rolls. Registered riders and passengers do their first dice roll before leaving the community center. There are three stops along the way. At each stop, riders can roll the dice and get a cold drink. The ride ends back at Wynn park in Corning, where the riders will roll for the final time. Then the scores are totaled and prizes are awarded to the participants with the highest and lowest scores. Also, at the park door prizes are given, there is a 50/50 drawing, and biker games, where even more prizes are given. For the 2011 ride, fish plates will be available to buy.
What is the event for you may ask?
The Journey of Hope Dice Run benefits The ALS Association (ALSA). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a progressive, fatal neurodenerative disease, which attacks the motor neurons that stimulate the body’s voluntary muscles, eventually causing paralysis of most muscles, including those used for speech, swallowing, and breathing. The patient may ultimately lose the ability to initiate and control all voluntary movement except for the eyes, however ALS does not generally impair cognitive function.
ALS is one of the most common neuromuscular diseases worldwide. Although, it is most common in people between the ages of 40 and 60, the disease can affect anyone, anytime. People of all races and ethnic backgrounds are affected. One to two people per 100,000 develop ALS each year. As many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. Someone in this country is diagnosed with ALS every 90 minutes and every 90 minutes someone else loses their battle with this devastating disease. Most of them die within 2-5 years.
Most cases of ALS are Sporadic, which can affect anyone, anywhere. About 5 – 10% of cases are known as Familial, the genetic form of the disease. There is a 50% chance that each offspring in a familial ALS family will develop the disease. Unfortunately, my family is one of them. In the early 1990’s, my grandmother was diagnosed with ALS. Her disease progressed quickly and she died in less than one year. A few years later, my mom was diagnosed with ALS at age 44. That’s when we learned we were an ALS family. My mom has been living with this horrible disease for more than nine years now, exceeding the usual life expectancy. I am so thankful to still have her, but it has been very difficult watching her lose her quality of life. She can no longer walk, or use her arms & hands. She has some difficulty with breathing and swallowing, and her speech is almost impossible to understand. Since my mom’s diagnosis, the rest of us have been left to wonder and worry about who will be diagnosed next. That is how we became involved with The ALS Association.
ALSA is a national organization which funds ALS research and patient care programs. Their mission is to “help people living with ALS and to leave no stone unturned in search for the cure”. In the last ten years, the association has given almost $48 million dollars to research, helped pass important legislation, and provided services, equipment, and materials to patients through their network of 39 chapters, throughout the United States.
All proceeds from registration and 50/50 drawing are donated to The ALS Association each year at Walk to D’feet ALS, their signature fundraising event.
The ALS Association is the only national not-for-profit health agency dedicated solely to the fight against ALS through research, patient and community services, public education, and advocacy. The Association's affiliate network includes chapters in communities throughout the nation.
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